‘I was on the phone with my son as he was hit by a car’

Pictured here is Harry Webb with parents Mike and Pat. A father heard his tragic son being knocked off his bike by a speeding driver high on laughing gas - and she is facing jail after admitting blame for his death. Musician Harry Webb, 27, was speaking to dad Mike, 66, on his hands free phone at the very moment he was knocked over by an Audi A1. Driver Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, was high on Class C drug nitrous oxide when she was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone. Music student Harry was sent crashing to the ground in the smash - while his worried dad Mike shouted down the phone. A stranger heard his dad's cries for help before picking up the phone to deliver the news that Harry had been knocked over. Dad Mike, of Crickhowell, Powys, said his only son had called him and wife Pat, 66, to thank him for helping him move house across London hours earlier. Tragic Harry, a music production student at the London College of Contemporary Music, suffered major brain trauma and died two days later. Mike said: "The passer-by we spoke to told us said that Harry had his helmet on. He was trying to reassure me, I think, but we could hear the sirens. "We then got told an ambulance had arrived and was taking Harry to hospital. "We both packed some things into a bag thinking he?d got a broken leg or something. "That was until a surgeon from the hospital rang us. They said we needed pull over so we did. Then we were told Harry had suffered major brain trauma and he likely would not survive. "He died two days later surrounded by his family and about 20 of his friends. "He had only rang up to say: 'Thanks mum, thanks dad' for helping him with the move.'" Mike said neighbours had been campaigning for 15 years to make the road safe where his son was killed. The horrific crash happened as Harry was on his way for an evening swim at London Fields Lido in September 2023. Driver Treanor-Johnson, who was 24 years old at the time, changed her plea on the day of trial to admit causing death by dangerous driving. Mike said: "I guess you could say it is good that we don't have to sit through the two-week trial. "But she had no defence anyway and she has been totally in denial of what she's done. "There has been no remorse. No remorse whatsoever." Pat added: "She drove off after fatally injuring Harry. Another car swerved and crashed into her to stop her from getting away. "There were two other girls in the car at the time too who have not been held accountable for their role. Yet we have a lifetime of grief to endure and it does not get any easier. "I keep thinking: 'It's going to get less' but it seems to get more. "When you're a decent person you honestly cannot believe that something could make you feel so awful towards another person. I've not experienced those feelings before. Never. "I have never wished anybody any ill but there has been no remorse so it makes you mad, you know? "After all of this time we have not heard anything from her or her family ? not even an: 'I'm sorry' or a: 'Sorry for your loss'. Nothing. "It has all been about her, about how hard her childhood was and other things, when we are the victims ? our son is dead. He has been robbed of his future." Pat added: "Harry was a drummer and he played the piano, he wrote music. If he was doing something he liked to do it right. "He travelled the world for his music. He went solo to Cuba to learn the clave and he also went to Spain to learn a certain rhythm called flamenco. "He loved learning and he was so clever. He had such a bright future ahead of him." Harry had a maths and philosophy degree from Bristol University and a master?s in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam. His death was one of a spate of cyclist fatalities in east London within weeks. Judge Rosa Dean adjourned sentencing until July at Snaresbrook crown court. The judge said: ?It does look like you have tried to bury your head in the sand, leaving it up to the day of the trial to accept you have no defence and accepting your responsibility. ?You are looking at a substantial period of imprisonment. It seems to me there is a substantial risk that, were I to grant you bail, you would bury your head in the sand again. I do have substantial concerns you would fail to attend." WALES NEWS SERVICE

As cyclist Harry Webb was killed, he was on the phone with his parents, thanking them for helping him move into his new flat just hours before.

Harry, a master’s student at the London College of Contemporary Music, moved in with a friend from university the morning of his death with the help of his parents Patricia and Mike in September 2023.

They had driven four hours from the family home in Crickhowell, Wales, to help their only child feel settled in Hackney.

Patricia told Metro: ‘It was a boiling hot day, but we managed to get all of his stuff in. We then took him for lunch, and we said goodbye, thinking we were going to see in just a few days when he comes to visit home.’

They did the long drive back home, and were finally sat relaxing on their patio, when Harry, 27, rang.

Using his hands-free device with his helmet on, he wanted to say thank you to his parents as he cycled from his new place.

‘But then it all went silent,’ Patricia said.

Undated handout photo issued by Metropolitan Police of Harry Webb. Three people have been killed while cycling in the same London borough within six weeks. More than 100 people took part in a protest ride in Hackney on Wednesday night to demand safer streets. A cyclist who died in hospital two days after being seriously injured in a collision with a car in Kenworthy Road on September 10 was named by the Metropolitan Police as 27-year-old Webb. Issue date: Thursday October 19, 2023.
Pictured here is Harry Webb. A father heard his tragic son being knocked off his bike by a speeding driver high on laughing gas - and she is facing jail after admitting blame for his death. Musician Harry Webb, 27, was speaking to dad Mike, 66, on his hands free phone at the very moment he was knocked over by an Audi A1. Driver Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, was high on Class C drug nitrous oxide when she was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone. Music student Harry was sent crashing to the ground in the smash - while his worried dad Mike shouted down the phone. A stranger heard his dad's cries for help before picking up the phone to deliver the news that Harry had been knocked over. Dad Mike, of Crickhowell, Powys, said his only son had called him and wife Pat, 66, to thank him for helping him move house across London hours earlier. Tragic Harry, a music production student at the London College of Contemporary Music, suffered major brain trauma and died two days later. Mike said: "The passer-by we spoke to told us said that Harry had his helmet on. He was trying to reassure me, I think, but we could hear the sirens. "We then got told an ambulance had arrived and was taking Harry to hospital. "We both packed some things into a bag thinking he?d got a broken leg or something. "That was until a surgeon from the hospital rang us. They said we needed pull over so we did. Then we were told Harry had suffered major brain trauma and he likely would not survive. "He died two days later surrounded by his family and about 20 of his friends. "He had only rang up to say: 'Thanks mum, thanks dad' for helping him with the move.'" Mike said neighbours had been campaigning for 15 years to make the road safe where his son was killed. The horrific crash happened as Harry was on his way for an evening swim at London Fields Lido in September 2023. Driver Treanor-Johnson, who was 24 years old at the time, changed her plea on the day of trial to admit causing death by dangerous driving. Mike said: "I guess you could say it is good that we don't have to sit through the two-week trial. "But she had no defence anyway and she has been totally in denial of what she's done. "There has been no remorse. No remorse whatsoever." Pat added: "She drove off after fatally injuring Harry. Another car swerved and crashed into her to stop her from getting away. "There were two other girls in the car at the time too who have not been held accountable for their role. Yet we have a lifetime of grief to endure and it does not get any easier. "I keep thinking: 'It's going to get less' but it seems to get more. "When you're a decent person you honestly cannot believe that something could make you feel so awful towards another person. I've not experienced those feelings before. Never. "I have never wished anybody any ill but there has been no remorse so it makes you mad, you know? "After all of this time we have not heard anything from her or her family ? not even an: 'I'm sorry' or a: 'Sorry for your loss'. Nothing. "It has all been about her, about how hard her childhood was and other things, when we are the victims ? our son is dead. He has been robbed of his future." Pat added: "Harry was a drummer and he played the piano, he wrote music. If he was doing something he liked to do it right. "He travelled the world for his music. He went solo to Cuba to learn the clave and he also went to Spain to learn a certain rhythm called flamenco. "He loved learning and he was so clever. He had such a bright future ahead of him." Harry had a maths and philosophy degree from Bristol University and a master?s in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam. His death was one of a spate of cyclist fatalities in east London within weeks. Judge Rosa Dean adjourned sentencing until July at Snaresbrook crown court. The judge said: ?It does look like you have tried to bury your head in the sand, leaving it up to the day of the trial to accept you have no defence and accepting your responsibility. ?You are looking at a substantial period of imprisonment. It seems to me there is a substantial risk that, were I to grant you bail, you would bury your head in the sand again. I do have substantial concerns you would fail to attend." WALES NEWS SERVICE

Sensing something was wrong, the parents began screaming, in the hope he will come back to the phone. Instead, a stranger began speaking to them.

Patricia said: ‘They just said there had been a crash, and for a while all we could hear were sirens.’

Harry had been hit by Tifffany Treanor-Johnson, 27. She was driving at 53mph on a 20mph road, and inhaled nitrous oxide before getting behind the wheel of her Audi.

Despite travelling from Crickhowell, to London, and back again that day, the parents jumped straight back in the car.

It was during this drive that they received a call from Harry’s surgeon. He told them to pull over, before saying Harry did not have much time left.

Pictured here is Tiffany Treanor-Johnson. A father heard his tragic son being knocked off his bike by a speeding driver high on laughing gas - and she is facing jail after admitting blame for his death. Musician Harry Webb, 27, was speaking to dad Mike, 66, on his hands free phone at the very moment he was knocked over by an Audi A1. Driver Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, was high on Class C drug nitrous oxide when she was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone. Music student Harry was sent crashing to the ground in the smash - while his worried dad Mike shouted down the phone. A stranger heard his dad's cries for help before picking up the phone to deliver the news that Harry had been knocked over. Dad Mike, of Crickhowell, Powys, said his only son had called him and wife Pat, 66, to thank him for helping him move house across London hours earlier. Tragic Harry, a music production student at the London College of Contemporary Music, suffered major brain trauma and died two days later. Mike said: "The passer-by we spoke to told us said that Harry had his helmet on. He was trying to reassure me, I think, but we could hear the sirens. "We then got told an ambulance had arrived and was taking Harry to hospital. "We both packed some things into a bag thinking he?d got a broken leg or something. "That was until a surgeon from the hospital rang us. They said we needed pull over so we did. Then we were told Harry had suffered major brain trauma and he likely would not survive. "He died two days later surrounded by his family and about 20 of his friends. "He had only rang up to say: 'Thanks mum, thanks dad' for helping him with the move.'" Mike said neighbours had been campaigning for 15 years to make the road safe where his son was killed. The horrific crash happened as Harry was on his way for an evening swim at London Fields Lido in September 2023. Driver Treanor-Johnson, who was 24 years old at the time, changed her plea on the day of trial to admit causing death by dangerous driving. Mike said: "I guess you could say it is good that we don't have to sit through the two-week trial. "But she had no defence anyway and she has been totally in denial of what she's done. "There has been no remorse. No remorse whatsoever." Pat added: "She drove off after fatally injuring Harry. Another car swerved and crashed into her to stop her from getting away. "There were two other girls in the car at the time too who have not been held accountable for their role. Yet we have a lifetime of grief to endure and it does not get any easier. "I keep thinking: 'It's going to get less' but it seems to get more. "When you're a decent person you honestly cannot believe that something could make you feel so awful towards another person. I've not experienced those feelings before. Never. "I have never wished anybody any ill but there has been no remorse so it makes you mad, you know? "After all of this time we have not heard anything from her or her family ? not even an: 'I'm sorry' or a: 'Sorry for your loss'. Nothing. "It has all been about her, about how hard her childhood was and other things, when we are the victims ? our son is dead. He has been robbed of his future." Pat added: "Harry was a drummer and he played the piano, he wrote music. If he was doing something he liked to do it right. "He travelled the world for his music. He went solo to Cuba to learn the clave and he also went to Spain to learn a certain rhythm called flamenco. "He loved learning and he was so clever. He had such a bright future ahead of him." Harry had a maths and philosophy degree from Bristol University and a master?s in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam. His death was one of a spate of cyclist fatalities in east London within weeks. Judge Rosa Dean adjourned sentencing until July at Snaresbrook crown court. The judge said: ?It does look like you have tried to bury your head in the sand, leaving it up to the day of the trial to accept you have no defence and accepting your responsibility. ?You are looking at a substantial period of imprisonment. It seems to me there is a substantial risk that, were I to grant you bail, you would bury your head in the sand again. I do have substantial concerns you would fail to attend." WALES NEWS SERVICE

Before midnight, they were back in London, at their son’s bedside. They stayed there for another two days, before Harry died.

Patricia said: ‘It’s so unfortunate his life was taken away from him. It’s the stupidity of it all, which really upsets us.’

They described their son as ‘incredibly bright, incredibly unique and incredibly loved’.

His mum Patricia said: ‘He was a star pupil without trying. He got five A-Levels just because he wanted to do.’

Harry was also a passionate cyclist, insisting he ‘did not need a car in London’ and was ‘very safety conscious’ always reminding people to wear helmets.

Despite wearing his own, he suffered a serious head injury, with doctors removing part of his skull in an attempt to ease the swelling on his brain.

After Harry died, police showed them the footage of the scene. Treanor-Johnson had left the scene, and turned into a side street, hitting another car.

It was up to the other drivers to do a police style stop to get them to stop driving.

Treanor-Johnson was jailed for 10 years on Friday. She had initially denied causing death by dangerous driving before admitting her guilt in April this year.

In a statement outside court, Mike called for road crimes to be taken more seriously and enforcement to be stepped up.

He said: ‘Nobody should be killed cycling within a 20mph area in London, it is totally unacceptable.

‘The ripples caused by his death have been immense for so many people unable to come to terms with this senseless road crime.’

Harry has been awarded his master’s degree posthumously.

‘He had his life planned out,’ ‘Patricia said. ‘He was so happy. People warmed to him, because he was fearless but without any arrogance.’

She added: ‘So many people have come forward to say how much they loved him. He brough a dollop of generosity and sunshine to everything he did.’

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